I support the local affordable housing bond because I care about our community.

Measure H means people can have safe affordable housing closer to jobs and schools, spending less time commuting and reducing traffic on Highway 1. It means more family time. Affordable rent means more dollars for food and health care.

Measure H’s downpayment assistance for first-time homebuyers will give residents a chance to put down roots.

Measure H’s funding for shelters provides people with a warm place to sleep and access to social services to get their lives turned around.

Measure H is community investment. It gives others a chance to live and enjoy what our county has to offer. It allows seniors to defer payment until the sale of their home. It helps businesses and schools to attract and retain employees. It is not rent control.

— Jane Royer Barr, Corralitos

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